Jamiatul Ulama KZN

Marrying a revert who did not change their name

· 22 Rabiʻ I 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Q. Is it necessary to change a Muslim revert’s non-Muslim name to a Muslim name for a Nikah to be valid?

Answer

Once a person accepts Islam, he/she should be given a suitable Muslim name.

If however, a person is not given a suitable Muslim name after accepting Islam and a Nikah is performed using a non-Muslim name, the Nikah will still be valid.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
Checked by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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